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Dugald Murray
The day never, 2025
Oil on canvas
Height 101 cm x Width 152 cm
Artwork is stretched and ready to hang & comes with a certificate of authenticity
Starting Bid: $1,500
The Day Never is a diptych that works through tension, movement and release. I paint in the moment, so the piece grows from direct response rather than a fixed idea, allowing colour harmony and disharmony to emerge as I work.
The strong blues, yellow and small interruptions of warmer colour create a push and pull across the two panels, holding the painting in a state that feels open and unresolved. Because I cannot visualise in advance, there is no preconception guiding it. The work becomes a record of instinct, response and discovery as it unfolds on the surface.
Artist Bio: Dugald Murray is an oil painter whose works explore the intersection of the seen and the felt. Though his artistic journey began with landscape and portrait photography, Dugald has since transitioned to a more abstract expression, utilising heavily thinned oil paints and his own pigment blocks to deconstruct and reimagine the emotional core of those early subjects.
Colour and texture play a pivotal role in Dugald’s work, while the use of mediums mandates immediate and permanent reflection of emotional connection between artist, pigment and surface. These elements serve as bridges, connecting the visual world captured in photography with the artist's personal response. The resulting paintings are not mere replications, but rather explorations of the essence of a place or person, translated through a lens of emotion and abstraction.
Having come to painting later in life, Dugald brings a passion for artistic discovery. His work invites viewers to delve deeper, to connect with the emotions woven into the vibrant colours and textured surfaces, and to discover their own interpretations within the abstract.
This focus on the emotional resonance translates into the artist's abstract style. By deconstructing the visual elements and focusing on colour and texture, Dugald seeks to capture the unseen forces, energies, and stories that lie beneath the surface.
Dimensions:
101 cm x 152 cm